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Getting a Jon boat to load straight on trailer
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<blockquote data-quote="onthewater102" data-source="post: 450313" data-attributes="member: 13702"><p>I don't have a jet, but I do load a flat bottom onto a trailer in a river with a decent current. I was taught only to get the bunks wet to the point of where the axle crosses under the bunks - the rest are out of the water - and power load each time. Approach the trailer from the downstream side and cut the wheel at the last moment to align the flat ribs with the bunks. Once you're lined up on the trailer give it gas until you're up far enough that you're not sliding back off.</p><p></p><p>I'm not sure if running the jet in the shallows is riskier than a prop - I would think it's all the same chance of sucking up crap off the bottom, you've just got more clearance - but that's just an initial thought without a multi-thousand dollar motor on the line.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="onthewater102, post: 450313, member: 13702"] I don't have a jet, but I do load a flat bottom onto a trailer in a river with a decent current. I was taught only to get the bunks wet to the point of where the axle crosses under the bunks - the rest are out of the water - and power load each time. Approach the trailer from the downstream side and cut the wheel at the last moment to align the flat ribs with the bunks. Once you're lined up on the trailer give it gas until you're up far enough that you're not sliding back off. I'm not sure if running the jet in the shallows is riskier than a prop - I would think it's all the same chance of sucking up crap off the bottom, you've just got more clearance - but that's just an initial thought without a multi-thousand dollar motor on the line. [/QUOTE]
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